Medicare does not pay for home care aides and only selectively covers home health care. There are many misconceptions around Medicareâs benefits for home care. Medicare does not pay for non-medical care, period. Therefore, assistance for non-medical care provided in the home is not covered.
or Malabar spinach (Basella alba), an annual or biennial climbing plant of the family Basel-laceae. Malabar nightshade is of Indian origin. It grows 1.5â2 m tall. Its leaves and stem are succulent and fleshy. Malabar nightshade is raised in tropical and subtropical countries for its young shoots, which are boiled and used as a substitute for spinach. The juice of the fruit is used for food dyes.
Eliminating foods in the nightshade family may provide pain relief for arthritis sufferers. Research suggests that some people may be sensitive to the alkaloids found in nightshade, or Solanaceae, foods. Along with joint pain, the nightshade foods may cause muscle spasms and digestive upset. Common foods in the nightshade include potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers, hot peppers, eggplants, pimentos, huckleberries, tomatillos, paprika, ground cayenne pepper and hot sauce. You may find some common substitutes for the nightshade foods helpful.